Substation · England, United Kingdom
Kenton
Kenton is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 10.5 MVA of demand headroom and 4.51 MW of generation headroom, connected by Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | England | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 10.5 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 4.51 MW | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 24 MVA | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Stella North | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Fed from | Blucher | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (offtake) | None (green on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Congestion (feed-in) | None (green on the heat map) | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 55.0025, -1.6534 | Northern Powergrid open data portal · Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this substation and its grid operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its headroom, congestion and the land around it, and an introduction to the grid operator.
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Within 50 km of this substation: 236 power plants (77 operating, 1,099 MW), 225 grid connections (108 operating, 1,264 MW) and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 10.925 MW grid connection at University | Grid connection | 10.9 MW | Operating | 3.3 km |
| Gas 12 MW grid connection at University | Grid connection | 12 MW | Operating | 3.3 km |
| Newcastle University Agriculture Buildings grid connection | Grid connection | 3.81 MW | Planned | 3.4 km |
| Responsive Engineering, Scotswood Road - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1 MW | Permitted | 4.6 km |
| Derwenthaugh Ecoparc | Power plant | 10 MW | Cancelled | 4.6 km |
| Land at Derwenthaugh Eco Park | Power plant | 29 MW | Cancelled | 4.7 km |
| Stellium Newcastle Campus | Data center | — | — | 9.7 km |
| DXC Wynyard Data Center | Data center | — | — | 47 km |
Grid operator and place
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Candidate sites around this substation
2 sites of land near Kenton have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 66 ha site near Kenton substation, Newcastle upon Tyne0.31 km · score 54
- 39 ha site near Kenton substation, Newcastle upon Tyne1.08 km · score 35
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.